Ok guys, its true! We are officially a family of 4!
Some of you had suspected that we were adopting Princess when I posted a thread entitled "What would you name this dog?" I didn't respond to any of the inquiries because we weren't sure at the time how it would go... but its officially official.... she's a part of our family!
Princess (now Gracie, we think!) was a dog that was taken into rescue off of the streets. According to her bio on petfinder (seen here: [url]http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=9700619[/url]) she was found on the streets of New York just having given birth to puppies, but there were no puppies to be found. God knows what happened to them and what their future holds. She was taken into rescue, and was very shy. She ended up being fostered at my fiance's job, a doggy day care that frequently fosters dogs for the Mayor's Alliance rescue. Well, BF fell head over heels for her, and had to have her.
We always knew that Tyson would adore having another dogs around, hes incredibly playful and loves canines and humans alike. It will be a great thing for him (and for us -- as hes a very persistent player!!) and for Gracie. She now has a loving, secure home that is knowledgeable about her breed! (Which, btw, we think she's a mix, as shes very petite... any guesses??)
She is so lovely, very graceful (hence the name Gracie) -- nothing like Tyson, the big goofy brute! The two of them get along fabulously. She is incredibly affectionate and just melts in your arms. I think she will do very well here.
A note on the name: All of you gave really great suggestions... we really like the idea of a double T -- but we couldn't agree on a name! The one we finally came to a conclusion on was Gracie. Any thoughts?
I also want to say, in case anyone doubts us or doesn't know us, we've taken DA and Pit Bulls into close consideration. Both of the dogs are 2+ years old, and neither has ever shown a lick of dog aggression. They met before we decided to adopt her (at the doggy day care) and we introduced them when she came to our house outside on the street, and took them for a long long walk together before coming in. They hit it off from the start. They will never be left alone together, unsupervised, be it in the house or in the yard. We've been considering adding a second dog for quite some time now (1 year+) and finally have found the perfect partner for Tyson, a female who is also not DA. Just had to put my disclaimer.
So, without further ado.... Pictures!
Gracie
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Don't they make the cutest brother-sister pair??